Samuel preston cloyd



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:SQROHLOYD. COOP- No. 505,439.; Patented Sept. 26, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE,

SAMUEL PRESTON CLOYD, OF TREZEVANT, TENNESSEE.

COOP.

SPECIFIGATICN forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,439, datedSeptember 26, 1893.

Application filed nuary 28, 1893. Serial No. 460,124. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUELPRESTON CLOYD, acitizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Trezevant, in the county of Carroll and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Coop, of which the followingisa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in coops.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive,strong and durable coop adapted for shipping fowls, and other animals,and capable of preserving its contents in a healthy condition, and ofenabling the same to be readily removed from the crate.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a crate constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail sectional view showing one of the corners of the coop.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawm s.

1 1 designates corner posts having secured to them at their tops andbottoms and at an intermediate point, preferably the middle, up per,lower and intermediate horizontal framebars 2, 3 and 4: forming arectangular frame. The frame thus formed is supported at the top byparallel intermediate top bars 5 having their ends 6 recessed andsecured in corresponding recesses 7 of opposite top bars 2. The top andbottom frame-bars 2 and 3 have their ends 8 and 9 recessed at theirinner faces to receive the ends of the corner posts and forming partialsockets for the same.

The corners are strengthened and supported by angle strips 10 secured tothe outer faces of the recessed ends of the top and bottom frame-bars tosecurely fasten the top and bottom frame-bars to the corner posts. Theintermediate horizontal frame-bars 4 have their ends secured to thecorner posts by angle strips 10; and the ends of the horizontalframebars 2, 3 and 4 are rounded by beveling to facilitate theattachment of the angle-strips 10. The bottom 11 of the coop isconstructedof a series of thin boards 12 having their adjacent edgesoverlapping and supported on their upper faces by a central cross cleat13, and on their lower faces by'cross cleats 14: arranged at oppositesides and at the center. The ends of the cleats 14: are beveled, and thecleat 13 has its ends recessed and securedin corresponding recesses ofthe adjacent bottom frame-bar.

The crate is provided at intervals on its top with parallel strips 15and corresponding vertical strips 16 on all of its sides. These stripswhen the coop is designed for fowls, are preferably constructed of wood,but when the coop is designed for shipping animals, such as hogs, dogs,or the like, the strips should be constructed of metal.

Between the strips the coop is covered with crossed wires 17 havingtheir lower ends secured in perforations 18 of the bottom frame bars andextending vertically on the sides of the coop and horizontally on thetop of the same. The top frame-bars 2 are provided at their upper outeredges with notches 19 to receive the bend of the wire, and the otherstrips and bars crossed by the wiresare provided with securing staples20. The ends of the wires which are secured to the bottom frame-bars areupturned against the inner faces of the same. Horizontal wires 21 arearranged at each side of the coop and have their ends secured to thecorner posts by passing through perforations 22 thereof, and beingturned against the inner faces of the corner posts.

An opening 23 is provided in the top of the coop and is framed by two ofthe strips 15 and cross-pieces 24:; and when the coop is in use thisopening is closed by a sliding door 25 arranged in opposite ways formedby cleats 26 secured to the lower faces of two of the in- 9 termediatetop bars 5 and projecting from the edges thereof to support the slidingjaw. The sliding jaw is retained in the ways by stop bars 27 arranged atthe ends of the cleats 26. When closed the sliding door may be locked orsecured in any suitable manner.

It will be seenthat the coop possesses great strength and durability,and is not liable to become broken by rough handling, as the wires arearranged in the notches of the top frame bar, and the angle strips 10terminate adjacent to the vertical strips which are nearest the cornerposts, whereby the angle strips and the vertical strips mutually supporteach other.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this in- Vention.

What I claim is- 1. A coop comprising corner post-s, top and bottomhorizontal frame bars having their ends'recessed at their inner facesand-receiving the corner posts therein and forming partial sockets forthe same, said top and bottom bars having their ends rounded at theouter,

faces, the angle strips secured to the outer faces of the top and bottomframe bars and conforming to the same, a bottom, and strips and wiresfor completing the coop, substantially as described.

2. A coop comprising corner posts, top andbottom horizontal frame barshaving their inner faces recessed at the'ends to receive and formpartial sockets for the corner posts and havingtheir ends rounded attheir outer faces, the intermediate horizontal frame bars having theirends rounded and secured to the corner posts, the angle strips securedto the ends of the horizontal frame bars, the intermediate top framebars, the strips arranged on the top and sides of the coop, and thewires located between the strips, substantially as described.

3. A coop comprising corner posts, top and bottom horizontal frame barssecured to the corner posts, the top bars being provided at their upperouter edges with notches and the bottom bars having perforations, andwires extending over the top of the coop and arranged in the notches ofthe top bars and having their ends passed through the perforations ofthe bottom bars and turned against the same, substantially as described.

4. A coop having anopening at its top and provided with a series of barsand strips arranged at right'angles and framing the opening, thecross-pieces 24 secured to the bars adjacent the opening, the cleatssecured to the lower faces of the bars adjacent to the opening andprojecting therefrom and forming ways, stop bars arranged at the ends ofthe ways and closing the same, and a sliding door mounted in the ways,substantially as described.

In testimony th-at'I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the-presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL PRESTON OLOYD.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. HILSMAN,

T. H. HARRIS.

